I left school in 1959 and worked for a short while in a furniture shop called Traceys in Charlotte Street. It was located on the corner where the Galaxy phone shop is now. So long ago that it was even before the Tricorn Centre was built.
@paulcullen8142 жыл бұрын
The old Debenhams store which has now closed used to be a department store called Allders. Before that it was a department store called Landports. The district in Portsmouth where the city centre shops are is called Landport, which is where the store got its name from. The store opposite Wilko's with the yellow shutters over the windows was a well known local landmark store called 'U-Need-Us'. It was a fancy dress/party/joke shop that sadly closed in 2019 after being open for nearly 96 years.
@garymane18432 жыл бұрын
My old city, love Portsmouth, used to live in Portsmouth during 1980s, lots changed, thanks for sharing
@DezyRoolz48582 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@DezyRoolz48582 жыл бұрын
I love it when people watch videos of our beloved Pompey.
@punkoso4168 Жыл бұрын
yeah, a lot has changed but for the better
@leon-o4m7k26 күн бұрын
@@punkoso4168yeah ' u can leave a sports car round landport now 🤣
@Kim12822 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@davebloke8292 жыл бұрын
I remember when that part of Pompey was the place to be, it used to be heaving, it used to have some great shops and market too!
@MousePotato3 ай бұрын
Was a great place to shop, but not anymore.
@Zimmerframerate2 жыл бұрын
My old stomping ground. Thanks for sharing. A good honest hand held video with no special effects. 🖖
@paulwalker3592 жыл бұрын
Nice, i used to live in Gosport, and would cycle to commercial road every weekend with my best mate P Windybank to visit HMV. Great memories.
@DezHampshireExplores85052 жыл бұрын
Hope you visit Gosport again.👍
@LearningToLive111116 күн бұрын
Beautiful ❤
@DezHampshireExplores850516 күн бұрын
@@LearningToLive1111 thanks for watching
@DhealthyLife Жыл бұрын
Portsmouth is my city.❤.
@kernowarty6 ай бұрын
Last time I was in the centre of Portsmouth was 20 years ago and it does not seem to have changed much.
@Violetmoon7516 ай бұрын
So glad I left. No regrets! What an uninspirng city centre. I really hope the busker didn't give up his day job!
@ushasharma60382 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing vd love your vd fr Crawley
@DezHampshireExplores85052 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@saullazenby5266 Жыл бұрын
Great video 👍 what a dump tho
@002lisamarie8 ай бұрын
It doesn't look like a dump on here. Have you been ?
@Blasian-Couple10 ай бұрын
beautiful
@DhealthyLife Жыл бұрын
I like city centre😀
@Bodneyblue3 жыл бұрын
Been over 16 years since I last walked through Commercial Road...possibly closer to 18...looks familiar...but not. Was born in Portsmouth..and lived within half mile of Commercial Road at one point.
@PieAndChips2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Somerstown, a 5 minute walk into Comical Road.
@TonyWeaving5 ай бұрын
I used fo love going to Commercial Road in my late teens earlt 20s in the early 1980s with my friends. We would go for cuppa in The Richmond Grill Woolies. A cafe called Pepinos in Charlotte Street and Charlottes Super Store. Then i got a job. I went to commercial recently to Samuels to purchase a new watch and cokld not beleive hiw deserted Commercial Road was even at 10am. So sad to this halpening to Commercial Road.
@leon-o4m7k26 күн бұрын
yep ' used to be packed down there in the 80s ' now its deppressing ' online shopping has made life that little more boring
@tillysanders2593 Жыл бұрын
It hasn't changed much in 30 years. If anything it looks even more run down. Suppose Gunwharf took business away.
@nwm-i4j2 жыл бұрын
my old town now o am in poland
@002lisamarie Жыл бұрын
Which do you prefer ?
@MrRQBQ2 жыл бұрын
That busker needs to retire. Bloody hell what a racket.
@002lisamarie8 ай бұрын
Is it a nice place to live ?
@clivechadburn63425 ай бұрын
Lovely here !! Thanks to all you UK tax payers ! We came over here on a dinghy from Dieppe ! We are very well looked after by you're N h s . We have a lovely gated residence too !! With 24 hour security !! We use the gym which is within . Lovely food as well . Plus £570 .oo each Per month living expenses !!! So once again big thankyou !! Wounderfull England ( think it's called England ?? )
@meyounature4975 Жыл бұрын
We left not too long ago its like leaving your entire life there
@oojimmyflip2 жыл бұрын
I wonder who the bod was pulling a wheelie on his motorbike
@Zuhairah- Жыл бұрын
Literally in that vid bruh
@jesuscora2 жыл бұрын
Very good video. Try not to hum when shooting videos, though. 😊
@DezHampshireExplores85052 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comments.That was one of my first videos,was learning then,been stomping out the humming since then.😁.
@demedemertdemert59552 жыл бұрын
If Portsmouth is island then how do people go out of it
@leoneomike Жыл бұрын
It has 3 bridges connecting it to the mainland. The middle bridge is practically all concrete so its more or less attached.
@demedemertdemert5955 Жыл бұрын
@@leoneomike oh okay
@gdj6298 Жыл бұрын
The bit of water in between is called Portcreek. With a lot of effort and a strong wind you could almost spit across it. So TECHNICALLY an island but not exactly an ocean away .... :-)
@Skibiditoiletrizzsigma2 жыл бұрын
ive been there before
@shteviemac83109 ай бұрын
Great vid but drop that terrible background tune
@rant36532 жыл бұрын
Don’t see many brown folks in Portsmouth,
@leoneomike Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's pretty much a white British majority. There are a number of Asian students who study/stay and a decent percentage of White Europeans.
@rant3653 Жыл бұрын
@@leoneomike thanks Mike, good to know. London become way too multicultural is doing my head in. Was thinking moving out .
@sootyjared4208 Жыл бұрын
It’s because it’s shit
@rant3653 Жыл бұрын
@@teamehpchannel9614 does the town centre feel safe during the day. Or does it get rowdy.
@002lisamarie Жыл бұрын
@@leoneomike Is it a nice place to live ?
@CARLIN47377 күн бұрын
Looks like Southend and Swindon or any other high street except the awful rendition of Wonderwall.
@jamiew6438 Жыл бұрын
Meh. Reminds me of Watford High Street combined with a bit of Worthing .